Welcome to Eaglescout.org, the site dedicated to helping Scouts become Eagle
Scouts!

We've collected a lot of resources to assist you in achieving Eagle
Scout rank and planning the celebration to follow - everything from Eagle
planning guides to extensive court of honor materials. Whether you are a Boy
Scout looking for practical resources for yourself, a parent who is supporting
your very own Eagle Scout candidate, or a Scouter helping one
boy or assisting hundreds, you'll find tools that will empower you and help
you do your best!

We've also collected a bit of history of Eagle Rank requirements as taken
from old handbooks of the Boy Scouts of America and other materials of interest
to Scouts and Scouters.

If you are a Life Scout, or just about to become one, this information is
for you! Within is the collected wisdom of many an Eagle Scout who has taken
the path before you. We are not here to do your thinking for you, but rather
to help you have the best possible experience while achieving the rank of
Eagle Scout.
Please note! The current application form (#512-728) is dated 2010 on the bottom of the back side,
and it states "Please use the most current application found at www.scouting.org/scoutsource/media/forms.aspx".

Requirement 1 -- Be active in your troop,
team, crew, or ship for a period of at six months after you have achieved the
rank of Life Scout.

Requirement 2 -- Demonstrate that you live
by the principles of the Scout Oath and Law in your daily life. List the names
of individuals who know you personally and would be willing to provide a
recommendation on your behalf.

Requirement 3 -- Earn a total of 21 merit
badges (required badges are listed on the application). List the month, day, and
year the merit badge was earned.

Requirement 4 -- While a Life Scout, serve
actively for a period of six months in a position of responsibility.

Requirement 5 -- Plan, develop, and give
leadership to others in a service project. WOW! We have collected lots of
information to help you get this daunting task accomplished. Everything from
selecting a project to documenting it.

Preparing for your Board of Review -- We know
that an Eagle Scout is an Eagle Scout, no matter where they earned their rank.
However, each Council, District, and/or Scout Unit might have differences in
expectations and implementation of BSA national policy. Here is what we use - it
should help you prepare!

Planning a world-class Court of Honor -- A
complete Eagle Court of Honor book in electronic form! Tips to
help you get started and be successful, and lots of resources including ceremony
templates, poems, charges, pledges, prayers, complete scripts, and more!

Hey, have some input? -- We've
collected quite a bit of information here at Eaglescout.org, but we're always
looking for more. If you have information about the history of the Eagle
rank, ceremony suggestions, or other tips, please send them our way and we'll
post them for everyone to share.

These resources are designed to help Scouters provide a better Eagle Scout
Advancement program for their boys. Please feel free to use all the
information as if it were your own as long as you respect copyrights,
distribute credits for the work along with it, and never sell materials
without prior written permission from the author. Preferably customize these
material to meet your particular circumstances!

These resources are designed to help parents and friends help Scouts along the
Eagle trail. Do you have suggestions for this area? If so, please
e-mail the webmaster at the address at the bottom of this page.

Ideas for motivating Eagle candidates --
Aren't the reasons for completing the Eagle award obvious? Not until you
are almost 18 years old, it seems. How can parents and friends motivate
Scouts to get the job done? (Please e-mail the webmaster with your
suggestions and success stories.)

A list of links to other good Scouting resources.
Certainly not exhaustive - let me know if there's a great site that should be
listed here for the benefit of all. Also, let me know if you find some quality
Eagle Scout material somewhere that should be included on this site.

January 2011

Updated the current issue date of the Eagle award application
(#512-728) to 2010, and updated lists of positions of responsibility

Removed the forms for submitting commendation letter address
corrections and motivational ideas. These were generating
unbelievable amounts of robot spam. Please e-mail corrections and
ideas to the e-mail address at the bottom of the page.